keep off back
(redirected from keep off case)keep off (one's) back
To refrain from bothering, scolding, or criticizing one (about something). I wish you would keep off my back. I'm not going to the interview, and that's final! Her parents kept off her back while she figured out what to do with her life after college.
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keep off (of) someone's back
and keep off (of) someone's caseInf. Fig. to leave someone alone; to stop criticizing or scolding someone. Keep off of my back! Leave me alone. Keep off my case!
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